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fake skill

[/feɪk skɪl/]
nounpl: fake skills
habilidade falsa
1. A purported ability or competence that is not genuine, often claimed but not actually possessed
He listed fake skills on his resume to impress the hiring manager.
Ele listou habilidades falsas em seu currículo para impressionar o gerente de contratação.
2. A learned technique or ability that appears proficient but lacks substantive value or real-world application
Her social media marketing skills turned out to be fake skills with no actual results.
Suas habilidades de marketing em redes sociais se mostraram falsas sem resultados reais.
NYC Slang
cap skills; fronting abilities
Synonyms
false skillpretended abilityinflated expertisefabricated competencesham skill
Antonyms
genuine skillauthentic abilityreal competencelegitimate expertise

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
habilidade falsa
Most common term in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
habilidade furada
Colloquial, using 'furada' (broken/fake)
São Paulo
competência fictícia
More formal alternative
Portugal
competência falsa
Preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

all talk and no walk
all hat, no cattle
talk a good game
put on a show
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